| Ingredient Functionality |
Ingredient and Benefits |
| Acidity
regulators and buffering agents |
 |
The addition of coffee
extract or coffee powder can dramatically affect the pH of
the beverage. The addition of buffering salts, such as phosphates and citrates,
can provide stability. |
| Caramelised
Sugar |
| |
Caramelised
sugar is ideal for enhancing coffee flavours,
masking bitter substances and adding colour naturally.
At HWL we have found that the highly caramelised sugar Felix
Koch Offenbach (FKO) 75/760-02 gives
good colour and bitterness. |
| Cocoa
Products |
| |
We have a range
of cocoa powders for use in mocha products. |
| Colours |
| While the addition of coffee extracts
and coffee powder provides some colour, the hue and intensity
may need to be enhanced. |
HWL offers a comprehensive
range of natural and artificial
colours for use in all food and beverage applications.
Our suppliers, Cathay Industries, DD
Williamson and Phytone,
cover the colour spectrum. |
| Emulsifiers |
| |
Palsgaard 0069 is
a dispersible, general-purpose emulsifier that can be used
to improve emulsification and mouthfeel in coffee products
containing creamer or fat. |
| Flavours |
| Adding flavours
to coffee is not a new concept. The Arabs were the
first to add spices such as cinnamon to their coffees, followed
by an array of other flavours. This was followed by
the addition of citrus peel, spirits and chocolate. |
Coffee beverages
are now commonly available with added flavours,
spices, liqueurs, chocolates and cream notes to name a few.
Symrise has
a very successful range of flavours to complement coffee
beverages including caramels, creams, spices, lattes,
espresso and
mocha flavours. |
| Gums
and hydrocolloids |
| |
FMC
BioPolymer has a range of Seakem
Carrageenans and Novagel Colloidal MCC
blends that are specifically designed
for retorted, pasteurised or UHT coffee beverages. These
products are standardised for milk protein reactivity
and provide mouthfeel, opacity and unequalled suspension
of insoluble particulate material. |
| Sweeteners |
| |
HWL has a range
of sweeteners, including ADM Cornsweet
Fructose, a crystalline sweetener with 1.2 - 1.6
times the sweetness of sucrose. ADM Cornsweet Fructose also
has a low glycaemic index. |
